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Rock's All-Time Best Frontmen and Women

IAN CURTIS
Joy Division

Thanks to Control, Anton Corbijn's biopic about the legendary Joy Division frontman, we have a richly detailed look at the shadowy figure credited with kick-starting the '80s post-punk movement. The Manchester, U.K., born-and-bred Curtis, who suffered from seizures, depression, and an unraveling marriage, committed suicide in 1980 at the age of 23, leaving two short albums and a fan base that has grown exponentially over time. And really, is there anything more rock & roll than that? —Adrienne Day